CRESTON, Iowa – April 7, 2022 – A project to repair a concrete bridge deck on U.S. 34 between Iowa 48 and Montgomery County Road M-37 near Red Oak requires the closure of U.S. 34 in both directions from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 11, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office.

During this project, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Iowa 48, Montgomery County Road H-34/200th Street, and G Avenue (see map).

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

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(Shenandoah, Iowa) – A man from Nebraska was transported to the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon, following a single-vehicle accident about two miles east of Shenandoah. The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of a 2016 Nissan Rogue, 35-year-old William R. Dugan, of Elkhorn, NE., was checked-out and treated for unknown/possible injuries.

The accident happened at around 4:14-p.m., near the intersection of 190^th Street and C Avenue. Authorities say Dugan was traveling east on 190^th Street approximately ¼ mile west of the intersection with C Avenue, when his vehicle’s passenger’s side tires dropped off the traveled portion of the road, causing the vehicle to be pulled into the south ditch. The side airbags in the vehicle deployed even though the vehicle didn’t roll or come in contact with anything in the ditch. Dugan then drove in the ditch where the vehicle came to rest.

No citations were issued. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Shenandoah Ambulance service, the Shenandoah Fire Department, and the Shenandoah Police Department.

(College Springs, Iowa) –  One person was injured during a collision that happened at around 8-a.m. Wednesday, in College Springs. The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the collision occurred at the intersection of Missouri Avenue and 290th Street. An investigation determined 45-year-old James Paul Patterson, of rural Coin, and his passenger, were traveling southbound on Missouri Avenue in a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup. The driver of the other vehicle, a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup, was identified as 24-year-old Joshua Allen Grashorn, of College Springs. He was traveling east on 290th Street.

Grashorn told Page County Sheriff’s Office Deputies that when he failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of 290th street and Missouri Avenue, his vehicle struck Patterson’s vehicle in the rear passenger’s side door and passenger’s side box. The collision took place in the middle of intersection, and resulted in both pickups landing in the southeast ditch. Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed from the accident scene.

Patterson and his passenger were not hurt. Grashorn was transported to Clarinda Regional Hospital by Clarinda Ambulance Service, for treatment of unknown injuries. He was subsequently cited for Failure to Yield upon entering through Highway. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Clarinda Ambulance Service, the College Springs Fire and Rescue, and the Page County EMA.

A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

(Atlantic, Iowa) [updated 4/8/22] – Officials with the Atlantic Police Department, Thursday, said a man was taken into custody early Monday morning on a Class-B Felony charge of Attempted Murder, and a Class-C Felony charge of Willful Injury-Causing Serious Injury. 19-year-old Michael Gehling was arrested without incident, following an investigation that began with a 9-1-1 call at around 12:03-a.m. Monday. The call came in from a local resident requesting medical attention for a man who had a stab wound. Officers learned the incident happened in the area of 6th and Pine Streets, in Atlantic, late Sunday night.

Michael Gehling (Booking photo courtesy the Cass County Jail)

The victim (whose name was not released) was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital (Cass Health), in Atlantic, and was later transported to the UNMC in Omaha, for treatment of serious injuries.

A preliminary hearing for Gehling will take place 2-p.m. Thursday, April 14th. A judge issued a No Contact Order between Gehling and a protected party.

No other details concerning the incident were released. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Atlantic Police Department at 712-243-3512.

The Atlantic Police Department was assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Disclaimer: a Criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. As previously mentioned, 27-year-old Tyler Keith Evans, of Omaha, was arrested in Council Bluffs at around 4-a.m. today (Thursday), following a pursuit that began in northern Mills County. He faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance; Theft in the 1st; Eluding; Drug Tax Stamp Violation; having no valid driver’s license, and failure to show proof of insurance. His bond was set at $45,000.

Tuesday afternoon, 22-year-old Adam Dennis Letts, of Emerson, was arrested for Driving While Barred ($2,000 bond), and at around 12:35-a.m. Tuesday, 46-year-old Brent William Michael, of Malvern, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension ($300 bond). He was taken into custody following an accident at the intersection of Highway 34 and 310th Street. Michael was traveling west on Highway 34 at around 12:35-a.m., and attempted to turn north, onto 310th Street, when he lost control of his 2009 Pontiac, on the gravel. The car slid through the intersection and into a ditch, hitting and knocking over a stop sign before coming to rest. No injuries were reported.

There were also no injuries reported following an accident Wednesday afternoon, in Mills County. The crash happened at 221st Street and Barrus Road. Authorities say 39-year-old Jennifer Tucker, of Glenwood, was driving a 2020 KIA northbound on 221st Street, at the same time a 2021 Acura driven by 21-year-old Katherine Gardiner, of Omaha, was traveling west on Barrus Road.

As she was leaving a stop sign at the intersection, Gardiner failed to yield to the Accura, and struck Tucker’s car on the rear, passenger side.